World Cultural Heritage: Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom (2)

Cultural heritage

Capital cities: Five Women Mountain City, Guonei City, Wandu Mountain City

Imperial Tombs: No.0626 Tomb of Maxian Valley, Qianqiu Tomb, Xida Tomb, No.2100 Tomb in Maxian Valley, No.2378 Tomb in Maxian Valley, No.0211 Tomb in Seven-Star Mountain, No.0871 Tomb in Seven-Star Mountain, Taiwang Tomb and the King Haotai Stele, Linjiang Tomb, No.0992 Tomb in Yushan Mountain, the General’s Tomb and its accompanying grave. There are 14 in total.

Nobles’ Tombs: Jiaodi Tomb, Wuyong Tomb, Macao Tomb, Wangzi Tomb, Huanwen Tomb, Ranmou Tomb, Lotus-Scattering Tomb, No.2 Tomb in Changchuan Village, No.4 Tomb in Changchuan Village, No.1 Tomb in Changchuan Village, No.3319 Tomb in Yushan Mountain, No.1 Grave in Five-Helmet Tomb, No.2 Grave in Five-Helmet Tomb, No 3 Grave in Five-Helmet Tomb, No.4 Grave in Five-Helmet Tomb, No.5 Grave in Five-Helmet Tomb, the Four-Immortal Tomb, No.2112 Tomb in Yushan Mountain, No.1 Grave in Four-Helmet Tomb, No.2 Grave in Four-Helmet Tomb, No.3 Grave in Four-Helmet Tomb, No.4 Grave in Four-Helmet Tomb, Older Brother Tomb, Younger Brother Tomb, Chaitianjing Tomb, Tortoise Shell Tomb. There are 26 in total.

The Koguryo Kingdom was a minority nationality regime on the frontier of China in ancient times. It was founded by a Buyeo man named Zhu Meng in the Western Han Dynasty’s Koguryo County, Xuantu Prefecture (currently Xinbin County of Liaoning Province) in the Jianzhao second year of the Emperor Hanyuan (37 B.C.). Then, the capital of the Koguryo Kingdom was founded in Heshenggu City (currently Five Women Mountain City in Huanren County of Liaoning Province). In the Yuanshi third year of the Western Han Dynasty (3 A.D.), it moved its capital to Guonei City and also started to build Weinayan City (both cities are currently located in Ji’an of Jilin Province). In the Shiguang fourth year of the Northern Wei Dynasty (427 A.D.), it moved its capital again to Pyongyang. In 668 A.D., the Koguryo Kingdom was extinguished by the allied forces of the Tang Dynasty and Korean Peninsula’s Silla Kingdom.